Food & Beverage Buying Specialist

Medio Tiempo

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In this role, you will manage the company’s purchasing and delivery of all food and beverage related supplies. Your responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers to discover the best ways to cut procurement expenses, so that the company can invest in growth and people.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION: 

• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies.
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Approve the ordering of all vendor goods for the Food & Beverage Department from approved vendors.
• Ensure vendor compliance with the company’s product specifications.
• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
• Examine and test existing contracts.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients.
• Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
• Control spending and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

COMPETENCIES

• Talent in negotiations and networking
• Trustworthy and collaborative relationships with others
• Act as an advocate for Procurement strategies that further support the department’s needs
• Effective verbal and written communications
• Ability to create and manipulate data to present analysis, conclusions and recommendations
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Understanding of company/business needs

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Three (3) years progressive Food & Beverage purchasing experience

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